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Five thoughtful tips for customer experience: get engaged and happy users
‘How can I get customers? How can I make them loyal? Should I give the best customer experience ever? How?’ If you’re a startup CEO I bet you ask yourself these questions kind of million times a day (not exaggerating…) We would like to share with you a selection from the posts we’ve been reading during September about customer experience, and the conclusions we draw from each of them. Enjoy!
The Spanish startup ecosystem continues to grow: €102 million invested in Q3 2014
Spanish startups raised €104 million in the third quarter of 2014, becoming the best month for the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem since 2013. We analyze these figures and highlight the most relevant deals.
Meet Simbiotika, the LinkedIn for Spanish companies
The high availability of capital in the past few years has changed the investment landscape significantly. Startups are taking longer than usual to go public and it affects those who are looking for relevant information from such companies. Privately-held enterprises don’t have to disclose any kind of financial information to the public, only to their local financial institutions, and this is a problem that Simbiotika sxplr.com/simbiotika is trying to solve in Spain.
P2P startups are attracting big money from VCs. Will it last?
P2P startups are all over the place. From transporatation to accommodation services, including the omnipresent sector of fintech. We take a look at the startups that have attracted VC investments in recent months.
Spain, startups and success is a good combination. Here are 4 examples
The investment landscape in Spain is improving at a healthy rate and a number of Spanish companies have already become huge successes for both its founders and investors. Which ones? Continue reading to find out.
“The main problem in Spain is the lack of ‘smart’ money” Isidro Laso, European Commission
The European Commission (EC) has recently launched various initiatives to support entrepreneurship. To find out more about them we've talked to Isidro Laso, from the EC and Startup Europe.
How is the Internet of Things market evolving? The IoT opportunity
There are more connected devices than people in the whole world. The Internet of Things aims to makes sense of this new trend, and entrepreneurs, investors and corporates are paying close attention.
“Spain will never be Silicon Valley or Tel Aviv, and it’s not a problem” Iñaki Arrola
It's always interesting to know what the actors themselves think about the ecosystem they have helped build. To know more about this we've interviewed Iñaki Arrola, founder of coches.com and also one of the founding partners of VC firm Vitamina K.
Plan your next few months: 9 startup events in Europe you shouldn’t miss
Four months to finish 2014 and you still don't know which tech conferences to attend? To help you we've put together a list of 9 European must-attend events for startup founders, CEOs and investors.
The best posts on growth hacking: our monthly selection
Our monthly selection of posts: today, we're bringing to you a selection of the best posts on growth hacking. If you were too busy, and you're afraid you missed the hottest topics on growth hacking, you must read this post. 5 popular and resourceful posts on user growth. Enjoy.